Contact: The Irish Hairdressers' Federation can be contacted by writing to Marie Ruane, IHF Secretary, 19 Broadford Ave, Ballinteer, Dublin 16.
Pay: Scales vary, but first-year students can earn a minimum of £70 to £80 a week in Dublin. A stylist could expect to earn a minimum of £220 or £230 net a week, but many stylists earn more.
Booklet: Hairdressing: Career and Training Information will be launched by the Minister for Public Enterprise, Mary O'Rourke, in Dublin tomorrow. The booklet is available free from its author, Maeve O'Healy-Harte, at MOHH Hair Salon, Irishtown, Athlone, Co Westmeath. Send a stamped, self-addressed, A5 envelope. The booklet will be sent to all guidance counsellors shortly.
Magazine: the quarterly Irish Hairdresser Magazine, currently in its 9th edition, is aimed at the general reader as well as the industry. It's available from Easons for £2 or from PO Box 28, An Post Mail Centre, Athlone, Co Westmeath.
Training: FAS has several training centres providing hairdressing courses. Most centres offer a 26-week full-time course, which includes in-company work experience. A FAS/City & Guilds Certificate is awarded upon successful completion of this course. Trainees are paid a training allowance by FAS during this time. To get a place on a FAS course, you must have passed the Group, Junior, Intermediate or Leaving Certs.
